Research on concepts like “cultural tightness” and “optimism bias” offers insight into the rise of Donald Trump.
December 25, 2016
The concept is a lot newer than most people realize.
December 20, 2016
Why do we see upward mobility as relatively attainable but downward movement as far less likely?
November 17, 2016
Practice matters, but in many fields it matters much less than you might think.
September 28, 2016
Human intelligence comes with a curious caveat: our babies are among the dumbest—or, rather, the most helpless—that exist.
September 7, 2016
Many political psychologists believe that personality traits and politics go together. Researchers are not so sure.
August 23, 2016
How can an employer create an upbeat workplace? By not telling people to be positive.
July 30, 2016
What makes us engage in casual sex? Do we enjoy it? Does it benefit us in any way—or, perhaps, might it harm us?
June 25, 2016
Trump’s rivals say he’s a con artist. If that’s true, and he is elected, voters may not want to admit they were scammed.
March 19, 2016
Psychologists have studied it—and they know how to defeat it.
March 11, 2016
